Supply Chain Assistant

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital•Grand Rapids, MI

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Assistant coordinates the flow of materials to maintain adequate inventory and equipment levels across assigned departments. The role supports supply chain operations through inventory management, distribution, and collaboration with other departments at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a rotating Saturday shift every sixth Saturday. Compensation starts at $18.00 and increases based on experience. The assistant maintains supplies and storage areas, tracks inventory and expiration dates, conducts inventory counts, and helps ensure clinical equipment is clean and functioning. The role also supports staff training, safety documentation, infection-prevention auditing, customer service, and quality improvement. The position requires physical work that may include standing, sitting, moving carts, and occasionally lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

Ability to take initiative and work independently.
Ability to multitask.
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Organizational and communication skills.
Excellent teamwork and customer service skills.
Computer skills, including data entry and proficient typing.
Professional manner when dealing with clinicians, physicians, patients, visitors, colleagues, and vendors.
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to sit for the majority of the time, with brief periods of walking or standing; the job may involve standing, sitting, pushing carts, and lifting.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a healthcare facility.
High school diploma or GED.
Two years of experience in a related field.
B.C.L.S. certification.

Responsibilities

Stock individual patient rooms with supplies to established PAR levels and maintain patient-specific supplies requested by clinicians.
Stock storage rooms and isolation carts with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other supplies as needed.
Round and spot-check supplies for expiration dates, rotate stock, and maintain stock levels across hospital areas, including Central Supply, Sub-Acute Rehab, inpatient, and outpatient locations.
Stock Clean Utility/Med Rooms to established PAR levels.
Keep Central Supply, patient room servers, Clean Utility/Med Rooms, Storage Rooms, and Nourishment Rooms neat and organized.
Routinely update the Crash Cart and train department staff on restocking processes.
Conduct new staff training during the department orientation period.
Work with the Infection Prevention team to monitor and record hand-wash audits.
Annually review and update the departmental Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
Maintain inventory labels and reference numbers; record stock numbers and maintain inventory records and PAR levels.
Conduct periodic and year-end inventory.
Label chargeable products and inventory stock as necessary.
Ensure clinical equipment is in proper working condition, notify colleagues of defective equipment requiring repair, and clean, sanitize, and restock equipment.
Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behavior; encourage, coach, and monitor these standards in team members.
Promote teamwork and direct communication, and handle confidential information discreetly and sensitively.
Identify problems and seek solutions as part of quality improvement efforts.
Promote patient and family satisfaction and participate in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.
Perform other duties as assigned.